“Nothing Has to Die” —The Walt Disney-Ray Bradbury Friendship

Small World, Big Message: The Music of “it’s a small world”

In Walt’s mind, this “boat ride” would be the perfect way to showcase the different cultures of children around the world – a clear nod to the work of UNICEF and the 1964/65 Fair’s theme of ‘peace through understanding’.

“For though your body will shrink, your mind will expand,” extolled the voiceover narration of Walt Disney’s Adventure Thru Inner Space, a unique Disneyland attraction that first opened fifty years ago in 1967.

Welcome, Foolish Mortals: Walt Disney’s Haunted Mansion

Ye Come Seeking Adventure: Walt’s Pirate Dream Realized

On March 18, 1967, Pirates of the Caribbean opened to the public at Disneyland. The atmosphere, music, and rich Disney history of the attraction has helped it remain one of the most loved and cherished pieces of Imagineering innovation, even 50 years on.